Kaminski Construction LLC

"I waited a couple of weeks so that I could be fair with this review, because I was a bit annoyed with them. This could've been a 5-star review. Pros: ========================== -Everyone I met at Kaminski was friendly and professional. -They did the work I contracted with them to do in a fairly short period of time. -When the guys came to do the job they did quality work, in a very professional manner. -When they left, I even considered contacting them to replace the old galvanized pipe in my house sometime over the next year. I actually mentioned it to their carpenter before he left. That outcome seems unlikely now for the reasons that follow. -Once I posted my review I got a call asking how I could be more satisfied. I realize I am not their only client, and don't consider my job to be any more important than anyone else's. This said, I appreciate the effort. -I did get a refund for them for... something. Not sure what it was for. (See my last "Con" item. Cons: ========================== -We were told that they would charge half the bid in deposit, then they charged the whole thing. In fairness they reversed this charge. -My only sincere complaint is the opacity of their billing. Don't get me wrong. they gave me a VERY detailed estimate and - as I mentioned in the first part of my review - they sent me a partial refund of the initial charge. Gosh this is going to sound like I am complaining just to complain, but hear me out. The real issue is I have not yet received a detailed explanation of exactly what I was charged for. When I spoke to the company I was told that prep work went longer than expected, and was told I would get a detailed invoice. Look, I am not going to quibble over the price. I am not looking for a refund I am not due. The fact is I signed the contract, but I want to know where the money went. That is all. They did great work, and I now more than trust them. Conclusion: ==================== First impressions matter fair or not. The final assessment is, though I would work with them again, I just want to a receipt. Their bids are detailed enough that this should be doable."

"Update: Kaminski came back out and fixed the deck. They did have to completely take it apart again but they did rectify the issues. I am happy with the end result. From start to finish my job was a disaster. The right hand had no idea what the left was doing. I called July 2022 for a bid to paint my house, put in a new front door with stain and replace my back deck with composite decking. Their price for painting my house was almost double what my other 3 quotes were. I decided to use them for my front door and back deck. The guy who came out to quote me, told all this stuff and NONE of it was true. From the start I was told to use their online portal to communicate with them, see photos of my job and know the progress. I reached out via their portal with no response and never any ups. I was also told a start date of 4 weeks out. I gave them my deck choices and ordered my front door from one of the door companies the work with. The job would take 4 days total. 4 weeks go buy and no word from them. I finally call and was told that the person handling my job no longer worked there. Finally someone else calls me back to confirm my job and start date. We are now past the start and I’ve heard nothing, so I call again on a Thursday, to be told my job would start that Monday. Monday comes and the crew arrive early. The truck arrives to deliver everything and it is NOT my stuff. I then ask about the front door and nobody knows anything about it. I call the door place and nobody from Kaminski ever picked it up, (it was ready 3 week’s earlier). Which means they have not stained it either. The guys are now hanging around with no work to do. The deck supplies do not arrive until the afternoon if the following day. I continue to ask about my door with no results. The door finally gets installed a few weeks after my start date because they didn’t even pick it up or start staining until a week after the job started (the 4 day job) They were to replace the full door & door jam, which meant removing some of the stone facade and replacing it. It was all part of the quote which I agreed to. However, they ended up Not replacing the surround or removing any stone, just replaced the door. They did NOT deduct any of that from my bill, even though they did not do the work. They also used the cinder blocks from my old deck and the guy said that he would return the new ones since he didn’t need them BUT I did not get a credit!! Promises that never happened! 1. We will bring the deck level with your patio door so they are flush. The deck will also attach to your house. The deck is not attached to the house and it is lower than the door, so I had to repaint that gap between the door and the new deck, the full length along. 2. We’ll do 12ft full boards running out from the house . Yes 12ft boards arrived but the installer chopped them up and staggered them like he was installing a wooden deck. He did NOT run them coming out from the house. Not sure what he has done but every board dips in the middle, so water pools all over the deck. When he was installing the deck he proudly said that this was his FIRST composite install and he had to watch a video on it the night before. WTH!!! The boards are also not spaced evenly, some are butted up tight to each other, while others have big gaps. Basically I would NOT ever use Kaminski Construction again and I would never recommend them. I’m late writing this review (8 months since it was completed) because I was so angry to start with, that I wanted to calm down. It was also fall when everything finally got finished, so I’ve only started to use my deck in the last 4 weeks. The photos show the dip in all the board and the seems being either butted up right to each other or huge gaps."

"Kaminksi Construction painted our 93 year old house, spending about a week just in the prepping. They were thorough, responsive to our needs and requests, and treated our house like it was their own. We had a couple of things that needed repair and they did it very well. We would highly recommend them to anyone who needs any kind of work done, whether construction or painting. We will definitely call them again when needed."

"Kaminski did an amazing job refinishing my deck and building a custom privacy wall and bench. This was no small feat, as I live in a tree covered area where pine needles and pollen drop every second. How they managed to prep and repaint my deck was miraculous. They also built a custom deck and privacy wall out of redwood that is just spectacular. The final price was exactly as bid and I couldn't be happier!"

"I had, had previous experience with Kaminski Construction through a prior employer so I knew Kaminski Construction to be a reputable company. My project was a complete tear out of my water damaged kitchen, floor to ceiling, that included the tear out of the soffits with extensive electrical work. Kaminski reinstalled the flooring and the beautiful new cabinets we had ordered. Kaminski’s crew worked diligently thought the project. I would certainly call on them to do any new projects, without reservation."